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IISc to set up research park to help start-ups with infra, finances

The research park will come up with Rs 50-crore investment

Experience speaks: How startups like Uber, Airbnb master art of business

The companies are armed with centralized knowledge and act consistently based on those experiences.

Ed-tech startup Sunstone raises Rs 11 cr in Prime Venture-led funding round

The startup which offers industry-ready higher education programmes and follows a Pay after Placement model will be using the fund to build its network of colleges across various cities

Fable is working to improve cognitive fitness, says CEO Padmasree Warrior

The application of AI and blockchain is going to reshape the financial services sector. Health tech is going to be reshaped too, says Warrior

The start-up that gives other new businesses legal and creative identities

Winnerbrands has deftly avoided copyright and IPR issues to deliver over 250 future-proof brand names that resonate with the consumer -- all within a short span of 12 months

Start-ups play crucial role, giving growth impetus to economy: KPMG report

The report said the golden triangle of government, private sector and academia are important players who can provide the impetus needed to grow the start-up eco system

PM Modi invites global investors to benefit from India's start-up ecosystem

The Prime Minister reiterated his government's commitment to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024

India to invest $100 bn in refining, pipeline, gas terminals by 2024: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Future Investment Initiative, dubbed 'Davos in the desert', in Saudi Arabia

Number of 'unicorn' startups in China exceeds US number for first time

There were 206 Chinese firms out of a global total of 494 ultra-valuable start-ups -- known as "unicorns" -- in June 2019

Mobile gaming firm Nazara Technologies acquires stake in Paper Boat Apps

This is the fifth acquisition by Westbridge Capital-backed firm

Stockholm looks at Indian talent to boost tech ecosystem, startup base

Swedish capital city Stockholm is looking to attract Indian talents to boost its technology ecosystem, especially to create wide startup base, a senior official at Invest Stockholm has said. Stockholm city is also planning to set up an international house to make it easy for technology talents, especially from India, to easily get work permits and accommodation, Invest Stockholm CEO Anna Gissler told PTI in an interview. "Every 5th technology workforce in Stockholm is an Indian. Both, Swedes and Indians, speak good English so it is easy for us to connect and then inclination towards technology helps us in strengthening it," Gissler said. Sweden's capital city Stockholm is building its own silicon valley of technology companies where it is looking for talents from across the world to set up their base. "Stockholm is ranked to have world's 4th best start-up ecosystem. We are not just looking for technology start-ups but start-ups that can have an impact. It may be a non-technology fi

Adityanath govt plans Rs 1,000 cr start-up fund in self-employment boost

New start-up policy on anvil with focus on agro, energy sectors

Adityanath govt to launch 'angel network' for mentoring, funding startups

Vice president Venkaiah Naidu to attend startup conclave in Lucknow

Vahan, Lokal, Nonu Care: 3 start-ups that will get $150,000 each for biz

Ramani Ranjan Mohapatra gives brief profiles of three such start-ups which will get $150,000 each while getting started

Norms relaxed for shares with differential voting rights to boost start-ups

In a fillip to startups, the government has relaxed norms for shares with differential voting rights that will help such companies to retain control while raising equity capital. With the amended rules, companies can now have up to 74 per cent Differential Voting Rights (DVR) shares of the total post issue paid up share capital. The limit has been revised from 26 per cent. The corporate affairs ministry has amended the Companies (Share Capital & Debentures) Rules under the Companies Act. "Another Key change brought about is the removal of the earlier requirement of distributable profits for 3 years for a company to be eligible to issue shares with DVRs," the ministry said in a release on Friday. According to the ministry, the initiatives have been taken in response to requests from innovative technology companies and startups. It would also "strengthen the hands of Indian companies and their promoters who have lately been identified by deep pocketed investors worldwide for ...

Indian agri-tech start-ups got $248-mn funding in 2019, says Nasscom

The report said there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade

Children's books' start-up Bookosmia buys mythological stories app Mytha

Through the acquisition of Mytha, Bookosmia will add a library of over 40 mythological digital stories and two published books

Income Tax dept relaxes assessment and scrutiny norms for start-ups

In cases where start-ups are recognised by the DPIIT but scrutiny involves wider issues, the I-T dept has asked its field formations not to pursue the issue of angel tax during assessment proceedings

Govt announces revised procedure for angel tax assessment of start-ups

No verification will be done by an assessing officer if a startup has been recognised by DPIIT and the case is selected under limited scrutiny

Hedge funds make a comeback in India; bet on 25 start-ups this year

Deal volumes similar to 2014, half of 2015, and thrice the deal volume in 2016 and 2018